EP2836727A1

EP2836727A1 - Hoop for a hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing, method for mounting such a hoop on a shaft, and assembly formed by such a hoop and a shaft

Info

Publication number: EP2836727A1
Application number: EP13717016.3A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Lucas CHABERT
Original assignee: Alstom Renewable Technologies Wind BV
Current assignee: GE Renewable Technologies SAS
Priority date: 2012-04-13
Filing date: 2013-04-12
Publication date: 2015-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-12
Also published as: AU2013246826B2; NZ701287A; CA2868389A1; WO2013153194A1; RU2659895C2; CA2868389C; AU2013246826A1; FR2989296B1; BR112014025112B1; FR2989296A1; EP2836727B1; US20150023620A1; CN104204559A; RU2014145543A; IN2014DN09283A; CN104204559B; US9494192B2

Abstract

The invention relates to a hoop (120) comprising: a cylinder (200) which, so that it can be mounted around a shaft, is formed by multiple parts (202, 203) that are assembled together using assembly means that can produce an assembly without deformation of an external surface of the cylinder; and a ring (300), of which an external surface forms the internal surface of the bearing and which, so that it can be secured to the external wall of the cylinder, is formed by multiple elements (302, 303) that are secured to the cylinder by securing means that can maintain a machining tolerance of the external surface of the ring.

Description

Fret for hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing, method of mounting such a hoop on a shaft, together formed of such a hoop and a shaft

The invention relates to a hoop intended to be mounted on a shaft of a rotary machine to form an inner surface of a hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing.

The advantages of the water bearings compared to the oil bearings are known, especially in terms of pollution. Indeed, the operation and maintenance of an oil bearing inevitably leads to a relaxation in the environment of a fraction of the oil used.

However, the manufacture of a water bearing is particularly restrictive. The radial clearance between the inner and outer surfaces of the bearing is reduced, of the order of 0.1 millimeters, which requires, in particular, that the inner surface of the bearing is machined with a tolerance of less than or equal to 5 hundredths of a millimeter. preferably 3 hundredths of a millimeter. The best tools currently available make it possible to obtain such machining precision.

In addition, there is a need to upgrade existing machines by substituting their oil bearings with water bearings.

Currently, this upgrade consists in grinding the surface of the shaft forming the inner surface of the bearing to pass from the tolerance required for an oil bearing (typically 50 hundredths of a millimeter) to that required for a water bearing (typically of 5 hundredths of a millimeter). To do this, it is necessary to disassemble the shaft of the machine to transport it from the operating site of the machine to a workshop to grind the surface with the appropriate tool. Then, once rectified, the tree is transported from the factory to the operating site, before being reassembled and the machine can resume operation.

In addition to the risks involved in transporting the tree, and the problems related to the assembly and reassembly of the tree, the time during which the machine is not operated is particularly long (of the order of several months). This represents a high cost for the operator which often prevents him from carrying out such an upgrade.

To reduce the operating dead time, FR-A-2938616 proposes a hoop intended to be mounted on the shaft, preferably in situ, the outer radial surface of the hoop constituting the inner surface of the bearing.

However, the mechanical stresses resulting from the tightening of such a band have the effect of deforming the geometry of the outer surface of the hoop, so that the machining tolerance of the outer surface of the hoop obtained in the workshop is lost. In addition, since the surface of the shaft is machined to the required tolerance for an oil bearing, after tightening the hoop on the surface of the shaft, the tolerance of the outer surface of the mounted hoop corresponds to the tolerance of the surface of the shaft, that is to say to 50 hundredths of a millimeter.

The invention therefore aims to solve the aforementioned problem by proposing in particular a hoop and a mounting method of this hoop that retain the machining tolerance of the outer surface of the hoop.

For this purpose the invention relates to a hoop intended to be mounted on a shaft of a rotary machine to form an inner surface of a hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing, characterized in that it comprises:

- A cylinder which, to be mounted around the shaft, is composed of several parts assembled to each other by means of assembly adapted to achieve an assembly without deformation of an outer surface of the cylinder;

a ring whose outer surface constitutes the inner surface of the bearing, and which, in order to be fixed to the outer wall of the cylinder, is composed of several elements fixed to the cylinder by fastening means adapted to maintain a machining tolerance of said outer surface of the ring.

According to advantageous but non-mandatory aspects of the invention, a hoop as mentioned above may incorporate one or more of the following features, taken in all technically possible combinations:

- The cylinder is provided with adjusting means, preferably consisting of a plurality of radially arranged button screws adapted to abut on the shaft, to allow a balancing of the assembly formed by the shaft and the cylinder while now an interval between the shaft and the cylinder.

the cylinder is composed of a first piece and a second piece, each piece being semicircular.

- An outer surface of the cylinder comprises an annular collar extending radially outwardly, and the ring comprises an annular groove forming a housing fitted to the collar for receiving it when fixing the ring on the cylinder.

the collar comprises a plurality of axial through channels and the ring comprises a plurality of axial channels connecting a transverse face and the groove of the ring, said fixing means comprising a plurality of conical pins, each pin being adapted to be inserted into a passage formed by aligning an axial channel of the ring with an axial channel of the cylinder neck.

- The outer surface of the ring is formed, at least partially in the axial direction, by a layer of a ceramic material. the ring is composed of a first element and a second element, each element being semicircular.

- A collar mounted tightly on the shaft and secured to a transverse face of the cylinder by securing means, preferably constituted by a plurality of stepped pins.

- The fixing means further comprises a plurality of radial screws, each screw being inserted into a radially oriented orifice formed on an edge of the ring and screwed into a radially oriented threaded bore and formed in the cylinder.

- The machining tolerance of the outer surface of the ring is 5 hundredths of a millimeter, preferably 4 hundredths of a millimeter, more preferably 3 hundredths of a millimeter.

The invention also relates to an assembly consisting of a shaft and a hoop, characterized in that the hoop is in accordance with the previous hoop, the hoop being secured to the shaft by a wedging layer made of a suitable cushioning material and located in a gap between the shaft and the cylinder.

According to advantageous but non-mandatory aspects of the invention, the assembly as mentioned above may incorporate one or more of the following features, taken in all technically possible combinations:

- The setting material is a fluid resin and without shrinkage, preferably an epoxy resin.

The invention also relates to a method of mounting a hoop according to the preceding hoop on a shaft of a rotary machine to form an inner surface of a hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing, characterized in that it comprises the steps consists in :

- Mount the cylinder of the hoop around the shaft by assembling the various components of the cylinder;

- Secure the cylinder to the shaft by providing a wedging layer between the cylinder and the shaft;

- Mount the ring on the cylinder by fixing the various components of the ring on the cylinder.

According to advantageous but not obligatory aspects of the invention, the method may incorporate one or more of the following features, taken in all technically possible combinations:

- The assembly step of the cylinder is followed by an adjustment step of balancing the assembly formed of the shaft and the cylinder. - The bonding step comprises injecting a fluid resin and without shrinkage in a gap between the cylinder and the shaft and wait for the drying of the resin.

The invention will be better understood and other advantages thereof will appear more clearly in the light of the following description of a particular embodiment of a hoop, a set and a method according to the invention, given purely by way of illustration and with reference to the appended drawings in which:

- Figure 1 is an overall view of the rotating machine incorporating the hoop according to the invention mounted on a shaft;

FIG. 2 is an exploded representation of the hoop according to the invention;

- Figure 3 is a section in an axial plane of the assembly consisting of the hoop and the shaft;

- Figure 4 is a cross section of the assembly consisting of the hoop and the shaft; and,

- Figure 5 is a block diagram representation of the mounting method of the hoop on the shaft.

The installation 1, shown in FIG. 1, comprises a Francis turbine 2 whose wheel 3 is fed from a tank 4 into which a forced pipe 5 opens.

The turbine 2 also comprises a shaft 6 on which the wheel 3 is mounted and which rotates with it about an axis X ₆ , which in the present embodiment is vertical, this axis also being a longitudinal axis of the shaft 6. The shaft 6 is integral in rotation with another shaft 7 forming a drive member of an alternator 8.

Between the tarpaulin 4 and the wheel 3 is arranged a series of fore-steers 9 and guides 10 whose function is to guide a flow E coming from the pipe 5 and the tarpaulin 4 and intended to pass through the wheel 3 in the direction of a suction pipe 1 1.

The wheel 3 comprises blades 31 which extend between a ceiling 32 and a belt 33.

The wheel 3 is fixed on the lower end 61 of the shaft 6, sometimes called "tree foot". The shaft foot 61 may be integral with the rest of the shaft 6 or attached thereto. The mounting of the wheel 3 on the shaft foot 61 takes place by means known per se, such as screws not shown.

A hydrostatic bearing 100 is formed around the shaft 6, above the shaft base 61, to take up the forces experienced by the shaft 6 during rotation of the movable parts 3 and 6 of the turbine 2 around the X axis ₆ .

Alternatively, the bearing 100 may be a hydrodynamic bearing. This bearing 100 is defined between a fixed lining 1 10 and a hoop 120 integral with the shaft 6. The lining 1 10 is fixed in that it does not rotate about the axis X ₆ when the wheel 3 and the l 6 tree turn. The lining 1 10 is therefore stationary relative to the structure of the turbine 2 which comprises, in particular, the elements 4 and 5.

The bearing 100 is delimited between the inner radial surface 1 January 1 of the lining 1 10 and the outer radial surface 121 of the hoop 120, these surfaces being both cylindrical, circular and centered on the axis X ₆ in the assembled configuration of the turbine 2.

A feed line 160 is used to feed pressurized clear water to the gap corresponding to the bearing 100 between the surfaces 1 1 1 and 121, through the lining 1 10.

Given the rotational movement between the surface 121 and the surface 1 January 1, it is important that the surface 121 is as continuous as possible and free of asperities or irregularities.

The structure of the hoop 120 is apparent from FIGS. 2 to 4.

The hoop 120 is composite. It comprises a cylinder 200, located radially on the inner side of the band 120 and surrounding the shaft 6, a ring 300, located radially on the outer side of the band 120 and surrounding the cylinder 200, means for fixing the ring 300 on the cylinder 200, and, on either side of the cylinder 200, lower collars 500 and upper 600 as well as means for securing the collars 500 and 600 on the cylinder 200.

The cylinder 200, in order to be able to be mounted around the shaft 6, is composed of a first piece 202 and a second piece 203. The pieces 202 and 203 are identical to each other and assembled one to the other. other by means of assembly.

The piece 202 is semicircular. It has a radial inner surface 210, an outer surface 212, the bottom 216 and upper 216 plane transverse faces and which connect the surfaces 210 and 212 in a plane transverse to the axis X ₆ , and first and second slices 218 and 220 planes and which connect the surfaces 210 and 212 in an axial plane containing the axis X ₆ .

The outline of the outer surface 212 of the workpiece 202 has radially outward protruding flanges: annular bottom 222 and annular flanges 224 and first and second straight flanges 226 and 228 (Fig. 3).

The lower annular flange 222 carries an annular flange 230 projecting radially outwards, so as to form with the flange 222 a shoulder 232 for supporting the ring 300.

The first slice 218, respectively the second slice 220, is formed on the first flange 226, the second flange 228, while the lower transverse face 214, respectively the upper transverse face 216, is formed on the flange 230, the upper flange 221.

At mid-height, the outer surface 212 has a collar 234 projecting radially outwardly. It extends radially beyond the flanges 222 to 224, without exceeding the flange 230.

Similarly, the second piece 203 is defined between an inner radial surface 21 1, an outer surface 213, lower transverse faces 215 and upper 217, and first and second slices 219 and 221 (Figure 2). The outer surface 213 has annular bottom and bottom flanges 223 and 223 and first and second straight flanges 227 and 229. The outer surface 213 also has a collar 231 and a collar 235.

In the assembled position of the two parts 202 and 203, the first portion 218 of the first piece 202 bears against the second edge 221 of the second piece 203, while the second edge 220 of the first piece 202 bears against the first slice 219 of the second piece 203.

Each straight edge 226 to 229 has a plurality of through holes 240, opening orthogonally on its edge. Each piercing of the first slice of a workpiece is aligned with a corresponding piercing of the second slice of the other workpiece.

The first and second pieces 202 and 203 are joined to each other by bolts 242. Each bolt is inserted into the bore of one piece and the bore corresponds to the other piece, and then screwed to apply the straight flanges. placed opposite each other in pairs, against each other.

Such assembly means allow to associate the two parts 202 and 203 without deformation of their geometry.

Once the two pieces 202 and 203 are assembled, the combination of the inner surfaces 210 and 21 1 constitutes the inner surface 122 of the band 120. The surfaces 210 and 21 1 each have a radius slightly greater than the radius of the shaft 6, less in the portion of the shaft 6 around which is mounted the hoop 120. More specifically, the radius of the surface 210, respectively 21 1, is equal to the radius of the shaft 6 increased by a predetermined clearance, preferably equal to 1 mm. This clearance is greater than the tolerance of 50 hundredths of a millimeter on the radius of the outer surface of the shaft 6, so as to ensure the presence of a gap 124 between the inner surface 122 of the hoop 120 and the shaft 6 .

This gap 124 is filled by a wedging layer 126 allowing the cylinder 200 to be secured to the shaft 6. The layer 126 is made of a resin of wedging, preferably an epoxy resin, binding the cylinder to the shaft so as to take the radial forces, the tangential forces being taken up by the collars 500 and 600.

The cylinder 200 is provided with adjustment means consisting of a plurality of button screws 260 received in as many tapped holes 262, radial and through, provided in the lower and upper flanges 222 to 225 of the parts 202 and 203. When screwing a screw button, the distal end of the screw comes into contact with the shaft 6, so that, by reaction, the position of the axis of the cylinder 200 is modified relative to that of the axis X ₆ of the 6. The adjustment of the various button screws 260 makes it possible, during the mounting of the cylinder 200 on the shaft 6, to balance the assembly formed of the shaft 6 and the cylinder 200 to prevent any unbalance phenomenon around the shaft. X axis ₆ , while maintaining the interval 124 between the shaft 6 and the cylinder 200.

For fixing the ring 300 on the cylinder 200, the lower and upper flanges 222 to 225 of the parts 202 and 203 are provided with threaded bores 207, radial and blind, intended to cooperate with the radial fixing screws of the ring 300 on the cylinder 200 as will be described below.

In addition, the flanges 234 and 235 of the parts 202 and 203 comprise a plurality of channels 208, axial and through, distributed regularly annularly. They are intended to receive the conical pins for fixing the ring 300 on the cylinder 200, as will be described below.

Finally, the upper and lower faces 214 to 217 of the parts 202 and 203 are provided with holes 209, axial and blind, for the reception of the staggered pins for securing the upper collars 600 and lower 500 on the cylinder 200, as will be described here. -Dessous.

The ring 300, to be easily mounted on the outer surfaces 212 and 213 of the cylinder 200, is composed of a first member 302 and a second member 303, fixed to the cylinder 200 by means of fixing means.

The element 302 is semicircular. It comprises an inner surface 310, an outer radial surface 312, lower transverse faces 314 and upper 316 planar and which connect the surfaces 310 and 312 in a transverse plane, and first and second slices 318 and 320 planes and which connect the surfaces. 310 and 312 along an axial plane.

In the same way, the element 303 is defined between an inner surface 31 1, an outer surface 313 radial, lower transverse faces 315 and upper 317, and first and second slices 319 and 321.

Preferably, the outer surfaces 312 and 313 of the elements 302 and 303 comprise lower edges 323 and upper 325 and a middle portion 324. is constituted by a layer of a ceramic material forming an extra thickness and which has been machined, the ring 300 mounted on the cylinder 300, so that in the middle portion, the radii of the outer surfaces 312 and 313 have the required tolerance to constitute the inner surface of a water landing.

Once the two elements 302 and 303 are fixed on the cylinder 200 so as to form the ring 300, the joining of the outer surfaces 312 and 313 constitutes the outer radial surface 121 of the band 120. The dimensions of the elements 302 and 303 are adjusted by so that the outer surfaces 312 and 313 are tangent to each other at the junction between the first and second members 302 and 303 and form a substantially continuous surface.

At mid-height, the inner surface 310, respectively 31 1, of the element 302, 303, comprises an annular groove 330, 331, whose axial dimensions are adapted to fitly receive the collar 234, 235.

The element 302, respectively 303, comprises a plurality of axial channels 308, extending from the upper face 316, 317, into the lower part of the element 302, 303, through the groove 330, 331. In the fixed position of the ring 300 on the cylinder 200, each channel 308 of the ring is precisely aligned with a corresponding channel 208 of the collar 235 and 235 of the cylinder (FIG. 3).

In addition, the lower and upper edges of the outer surface 312, respectively 313, of the element 302, 303, are provided with orifices 307, radial and through, having an internal shoulder adapted to receive a screw with fixing head of the element 302, 303, on the cylinder. In the fixed position of the ring on the cylinder, each orifice 307 is in precise alignment with a threaded bore 207 (FIG. 4).

For fixing the ring on the cylinder, the fixing means comprise axial fixing means and radial fixing means.

The axial fastening means are constituted by conical pins 410, tapered and inserted through passages which are respectively formed by a channel 308 of the ring 300 and a corresponding channel 208 of the cylinder 200. These conical pins 410 have a geometry adapted to ensure fixing without play, but without constraint of the ring 300 on the cylinder 200. They are held in position by stop screws 412 screwed into the upper portion of the channel 308, located near the upper face 316, 317, of the ring.

The radial fastening means are constituted by radial screws 414 with hexagonal head inserted through the orifices 307 of the ring 300 and screwed into the threaded bores 207 of the cylinder 200. The head of the screw abuts the shoulder of the orifice so as to radially flatten the ring 300 on the cylinder 200. Thus, by using these fastening means, the radius of the outer surface 121 of the hoop 120 retains, after assembly, the tolerance that has been conferred upon it during machining.

The lower collar 500, to be easily mounted around the shaft 6, is composed of a first section 502 and a second section 503 which are assembled around the shaft 6.

The section 502 is semicircular and comprises a radially inner surface 510, a radial outer surface 512, flat bottom 514 and upper 516 transverse faces which connect the surfaces 510 and 512 in a transverse plane, and first and second portions 518. and 520 planes and which connect the surfaces 510 and 512 in an axial plane.

Similarly, the section 503 is semicircular and comprises an inner radial surface 51 1, an outer radial surface 513, 517 lower and 517 upper flat transverse faces, and first and second planar slats 519 and 521.

The inner surfaces 510 and 51 1 have a radius equal to or slightly less than the radius of the shaft 6, at least in its portion around which the hoop 120 is mounted.

Each section 502, respectively 503, is provided with a threaded bore 522 which opens orthogonally on its second portion 520, 521.

Moreover, the outer surface 512, respectively 513, of each section

502, 503, comprises a housing 526, the bottom of which is traversed by an orifice 528, which opens orthogonally to the first wafer 518, 519, of the section 502, 503.

A stud 506 is inserted, by tangential approach, inside the housing 526, then through the orifice 528, of the first section of a section, so that its rod is screwed into the threaded bore 522 of the second slice of the other stretch. A suitable screwing makes it possible to tighten the collar on the shaft 6 in order to avoid relative movement between the collar and the shaft. This tightening is sufficient to take the tangential efforts and, in particular, the seizure torque in case of damage on the bearing.

The lower collar 500 also comprises a plurality of axial and through holes 509, connecting the lower faces 514, 515, and upper 516, 517 of the collar.

500. Each hole 509 is intended to come in precise alignment with one of the holes 209 which is provided with the lower face 214, 215 of the cylinder 200 against which the lower collar 500 is applied.

The securing means consist of a plurality of step pins 710. Each pin 710 is housed in the hole 509 so as to project into the hole 209. corresponding. The pins 710 are dimensioned to allow the recovery of forces between the cylinder 200 and the collar 500.

A similar description could be made to present the structure of the upper collar 600.

The mounting method of the hoop 120 is as follows.

In a preliminary step 1000 machining the outer surface 121 of the hoop 120, while the ring 300 is mounted on the cylinder 200, the ceramic layer constituting the middle portion of the outer surfaces 312 and 313 of the elements 302 and 303 constituting the ring is machined. The outer surface 121 obtained has a radius characterized by a tolerance less than or equal to the required tolerance for the inner surface of a water bearing.

On site, when replacing an oil bearing with a water bearing, the oil bearing is disassembled and the hoop 120 described above is mounted directly on the shaft 6.

In a step 1 100 of mounting the lower collar 500, the two sections 502 and 503 are approached from the shaft and joined to each other by the insertion of studs 506. Then, the studs are screwed to tighten the 500 necklace on the tree.

In a 1200 mounting step of the cylinder 200 around the shaft 6, the first and second parts 202 and 203 are approached on either side of the shaft 6. The first portion 218, 219 of a part is placed in support of the second wafer 220, 221 of the other piece so that each hole 240 of a first wafer is in alignment with the corresponding bores 240 of a second wafer. The two pieces 202 and 203 are then assembled by placing bolts 242 in the various pairs of holes 240 and then tightening the bolts 242. This assembly is then lowered vertically to rest on the upper face 516 of the lower collar 500. The cylinder is rotated around the X axis ₆ so that the axial blind holes 209 of the cylinder 200 are in alignment with the holes 509 of the lower collar 500. The stepped pins 710 are screwed into the holes 509 to protrude vertically beyond the upper transverse face 516 of the collar 500 in the axial blind holes 209 of the cylinder 200.

In a step 1300 for adjusting the relative position of the cylinder 200 with respect to the axis X ₆ of the shaft 6, an operator screws or unscrews the button screws 260 so that they come into contact with the shaft 6. Whenever the distance on which a button screw 260 projects radially relative to the inner surface 210, 21 1 of the cylinder 200 is changed, the assembly formed of the shaft and the cylinder is rotated to determine whether this assembly is properly balanced about the axis of rotation X _6. At the end of this step, an interval 124 is created between the cylinder 200 and the surface of the shaft 6. In a step 1 of securing the cylinder on the shaft 6, a wedging layer 126 is formed between the inner surfaces 210, 21 1 of the cylinder 200 and the surface of the shaft. A cushioning resin having a suitable fluidity is injected into the gap 124. The cushioning resin is chosen so that it is "without shrinkage" during its setting. After polymerization of the resin, the cylinder 200 is secured to the shaft 6, at least as regards the recovery of the radial stresses, the tangential stresses being taken up by the collars 500 and 600.

In a step 1500 for fixing the ring 300 on the cylinder 200, the first element 302 is placed on the cylinder, so that its lower surface 514 comes into the shoulder 232, 233 formed between the lower edge 222, 223 and the flange 230, 231 of the cylinder, and that the collar 234, 235 of the cylinder is received in the groove 330. The first element 302 is moved radially to align each axial channel 308 with a corresponding axial channel 208 of the collar 234, 235 of the cylinder and each radial orifice 307 with a threaded bore 207 corresponding to the lower and upper flanges of the cylinder. The conical pins 410 are inserted into the passages formed by the axial channels of the ring and the cylinder and locked in position by the tightening of the stop screws 412. The radial screws 414 are screwed through the orifices 307 in the bores 207. The ring is thus fixed to the shaft 6 via the cylinder 300.

A step 1600 of mounting the upper collar 600, the two sections 602 and 603 are approached from the shaft and joined to each other by the insertion of studs 506. Before final clamping collar 600 on the shaft 6, the collar 600 is pressed against the upper transverse face 216 of the cylinder 200, and is oriented radially so that the through axial holes 609 are in alignment with the axial blind holes 209 of the cylinder 200. Once this relative position obtained , the stepped pins 710 are inserted into the holes 609 and 209. The pins 710 are held in position by the establishment of the stop screws 712. Thus, the lower collar 600 is secured to the cylinder 200.

After assembly of the hoop 120 on the shaft 6, it proceeds to the assembly of the lining 1 10 and the other stages of reassembly for putting the machine into operation.

The hoop according to the invention and its mounting method make it possible to guarantee that the inner surface of the bearing has the required tolerance.

The realization of a wedging layer makes it possible not to have to machine the surface of the shaft to give it a tolerance compatible with the desired tolerance on the surface which will constitute the inner surface of the water bearing. The cylinder is secured to the shaft without tightening and therefore without deformation of its geometry, at least the geometry of its outer surfaces on which are positioned and fixed the constituent elements of the ring.

In addition, the fact that the hoop is composed of a cylinder and a ring, allows to secure the ring on the shaft, using axial and possibly radial fixing means. Thus, the geometry of the outer surface of the ring is not deformed once attached to the cylinder, which keeps the tolerance obtained during machining.

Claims

1 .- Fret (120) intended to be mounted on a shaft (6) of a rotating machine to form an inner surface (122) of a hydrostatic or hydrodynamic bearing, characterized in that it comprises:

- A cylinder (200) which, to be mounted around the shaft, is composed of several parts (202, 203) assembled to each other by means of assembly suitable to achieve an assembly without deformation of a surface outer (212, 213) of the cylinder;

a ring (300) whose outer surface (312, 313) constitutes the inner surface of the bearing, and which, in order to be fixed to the outer wall (212, 213) of the cylinder (200), is composed of several elements (302 , 303) fixed to the cylinder by fastening means adapted to maintain a machining tolerance of said outer surface (312, 313) of the ring (300).

2. Fret (120) according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder (200) is provided with adjusting means, preferably consisting of a plurality of button screws (260) arranged radially and adapted to abut on the shaft (6) to allow balancing of the shaft and cylinder assembly while maintaining a gap (124) between the shaft and the cylinder.

3. Fret (120) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cylinder (200) is composed of a first part (202) and a second part (203), each part being semicircular .

The hoop (120) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein an outer surface (212, 213) of the cylinder (300) has an annular collar (234, 235) extending radially outwardly, and the ring (300) comprises an annular groove (330, 331) constituting a recess fitted to the collar for receiving it when the ring is attached to the cylinder.

5. - Fret (120) according to claim 4, wherein the collar (234, 235) comprises a plurality of axial channels (208) therethrough and the ring (300) comprises a plurality of axial channels (308) connecting a transverse face (214, 215) and the groove (330, 331) of the ring, said fastening means having a plurality of conical pins (410), each pin being adapted to be inserted into a passage formed by the alignment of a channel axial (308) of the ring (300) with an axial channel (209) of the neck of the cylinder (200).

6. - Fret (120) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the outer surface (312, 313) of the ring (300) is constituted, at least partially in the axial direction, by a layer of a material ceramic.

7. - Fret (120) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ring (300) is composed of a first element (302) and a second element

(303), each element being semicircular.

8. - Fret (120) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a collar (500, 600) mounted tightly on the shaft (6) and secured to a transverse face of the cylinder (214, 215; 216, 217). ) by securing means, preferably constituted by a plurality of stepped pins (710).

9. - Fret (120) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fastening means further comprises a plurality of radial screws (414), each screw being inserted into a hole (307) oriented radially arranged on an edge of the ring (300) and screwed into a threaded bore (207) radially oriented and formed in the cylinder (200).

10. - Fret (120) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said machining tolerance of the outer surface (312, 313) of the ring (300) is 5 hundredths of a millimeter, preferably 4 hundredths millimeter, more preferably 3 hundredths of a millimeter.

1 1 .- assembly constituted by a shaft (6) and a hoop (120), characterized in that said hoop is a hoop according to any one of claims 1 to 10, said hoop being secured to the shaft by a a cushioning layer (126) made of a suitable cushioning material and located in a gap (124) between the shaft and the cylinder.

12. The assembly of claim 1 1, wherein said setting material is a fluid resin and without shrinkage, preferably an epoxy resin.

13. - A method of mounting a hoop (120) according to any one of claims 1 to 10 on a shaft (6) of a rotary machine to form an inner surface (121) of a hydrostatic bearing or hydrodynamic, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:

- Mount (1200) the cylinder (200) of the hoop around the shaft by assembling the various parts (202, 203) constituting the cylinder;

- Attach (1400) the cylinder (200) to the shaft (6) by providing a wedging layer between the cylinder and the shaft;

- Mount (1500) the ring (300) on the cylinder (300) by fixing the various elements (302, 303) constituting the ring on the cylinder.

14. - The method of claim 13, wherein the step (1 100) of mounting the cylinder is followed by a step (1300) of adjusting consisting of balancing the assembly formed of the shaft (6) and the cylinder (200).

15. - Method according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the step (1400) of joining is to inject a fluid resin without shrinkage in a gap (124) between the cylinder (200) and the shaft ( 6) and wait for the resin to dry.